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Re:People using Venmo to spy on cheating spouses by triangleman on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @04:05PM (#17182508)
Well it's PayPal without the fees.
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Re:People using Venmo to spy on cheating spouses by rconti on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @04:07PM (#17182525)
"Friends and Family" payments are also without fees.

I can't think of any fees I've ever paid to PayPal other than for eBay transactions and the like -- though it's of course possible Venmo has different rate structures and thresholds.

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Re:People using Venmo to spy on cheating spouses by thirduncle on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @05:58PM (#17183208)
Is it?

My understanding is that (other than the brand and parent ownership) as services they're quite different.

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Re:People using Venmo to spy on cheating spouses by rconti on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @06:36PM (#17183392)
Maybe from a UI standpoint, but all of the competitors are pretty similar. Minus network effect, of course. Nobody in my network uses Venmo, for example, but apparently I'm an outlier.

With all of them, you can find a way to use it for free. Eg, if the service you use doesn't support free bank transfers, you link it with a debit card for free transfers.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/paypal-vs-google-wallet...

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